Ojime - Ojime

...The character 野士 (noshi) was also used. Depending on the way of business, they are divided into korobi, who sit on the ground and make a bold speech, o-jime, who attract a large number of people by drawing swords or other techniques, san-zun, which is an assembly shop, komise, which sells balloons and candy, and takamono, which is a show business. Regarding the origin, according to the Thirteen Kogu Tora-no-maki, a book kept by the boss of the kogu shi, it began when Nagano Rokuro Takatomo, who received a secret order from Minamoto no Yoritomo, secretly searched for secret agents in various places while selling medicine, and during the reign of Ooka Echizen no Kami, kogu shi were officially allowed to operate in exchange for secretly assisting in the arrest of criminals, or that kogu shi originated from Prince Shotoku's second son, but there are some legends, but they are not certain. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ojime" is listed below.

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…野士という字が当てられたこともある。商売の仕方によって，大地に座って威勢よく啖呵（たんか）(口上)をつけるコロビ，居合抜きその他で大勢人を集める大ジメ，組立店のサンズン，風船･飴などを売るコミセ，興行のタカモノなどに分かれる。その起源については，香具師の親分連が秘蔵する《十三香具･虎之巻》によれば，源頼朝の密命を受けた長野録郎高友が薬売りをしながら各地で隠密探索をしたことに始まり，大岡越前守のとき，香具師が隠密をして犯人逮捕に協力することとひきかえに営業を公許されたとか，香具師は聖徳太子の二子に始まるとするなどの伝承があるが，定かではない。…

※「大ジメ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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